The Ocean House offers a seaside for all seasons. There is no better location for enjoying all the beauty and excitement of the great outdoors, and no setting more beautiful to enjoy the changing of the leaves, or relaxing in front of a roaring fire during enchanting New England winter nights.

Rhode Island and Connecticut boast numerous attractions, and many are found within minutes of the resort.

Venture beyond the beautiful beaches to discover arts and entertainment, museums and many more unique experiences.

Watch Hill, RI:

The 1856 Lighthouse shapes the skyline; inviting streets are lined with boutiques and galleries, antique shops and restaurants. The famed Flying Horse Carousel is the oldest continuously operating carousel in the country; the hand-carved horses have leather saddles and vibrant eyes, and riders reach for a brass ring in hopes of winning another ride. Ocean air and sunlight billow through scenic parks, and fleets of sailboats nod in the bay. Walking from the Ocean House into Watch Hill for homemade ice cream is a rite of passage for the young and the young at heart. Things to see and do in Watch Hill:

Flying Horse Carousel, the oldest continuously operating carousel in the United States

Watch Hill Lighthouse and Museum

Miles of beaches include Napatree Point, East Beach and our oceanfront hotel's private white sand beach with cabana service

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"[A] simple loop around Watch Hill is less than five miles long and takes only minutes. It passes through a terrain shaped by glaciers, over land and by sea hunted and fished by the Indians, farmed by the colonists, and lastly developed as a resort. Watch Hill’s character has been shaped by that land and seas, by the architecture and institutions of the place, and by the generations who have lived here.

In early summer, the air is redolent of wild roses, honeysuckle, and beach pea, and at all seasons of the bracing salt of the sea. As summer progresses, adults and children flock to the sandy beaches and take to the water in boats. They play tennis and golf and sail and swim at the clubs. They worship at the Chapel. And for three months, they live a life of active sociability or quiet relaxation in a charmed place…

Known primarily as a summer place, Watch Hill is in fact a place for all seasons. And for those fortunate enough to have spent all or parts of their lives here, year after year, there is nowhere they would rather be. Careers may have taken them across the country, even around the world, but in the end, this is where they always truly come home."